Newcomer Ciudadanos runs close second in Spanish opinion poll


Ciudadanos party leader Albert Rivera speaks during his news conference after a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (not pictured) at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, October 30, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Perez -

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish newcomer party Ciudadanos would come a close second to the ruling People's Party, and would probably be the main kingmaker, if a national election due in December was held now, an opinion poll showed on Sunday.

Ciudadanos, a market-friendly party founded nearly a decade ago in the northeastern region of Catalonia but which expanded nationally only earlier this year, has been steadily gaining support over recent months on a message of moderate change.

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